Clocks go back.. agree or disagree?

woodoo

As we all know the clocks go back tonight.. go back at the end of October and go forward at the end of march.

They go back 8 weeks before the shortest day but don't go forward again until 14 weeks after the shortest day. What is that all about.

Would you prefer to see the clocks changing to stay as is, changed so they go forward at the end of February or for the whole thing to be done away with?

kneemos

Fall forward.Spring back.

DaveDaRave

i didnt know.
what the **** brah

shruikan2553

I don't care either way really. Its 2 days a year and one of them involves extra sleep.

It can make coverting time zones a pain in the ass but I rarely need to do that.

Ted_YNWA

kneemos wrote: »

Fall forward.Spring back.

other was around boss


Thing that annoys me is, it is done at different times across the world.

US not changing until following weekend, so for 1 week, we will be 4 hours ahead of East Coast US

woodoo

shruikan2553 wrote: »

I don't care either way really. Its 2 days a year and one of them involves extra sleep.

It can make coverting time zones a pain in the ass but I rarely need to do that.

Its about much more than 2 days a year, it governs what time it gets dark at night and bright in the morning.

DaveDaRave

**** someone just tell me if i gain or lose sleep, this is critical. im a lazy cuntbastard

kneemos

DaveDaRave wrote: »

**** someone just tell me if i gain or lose sleep, this is critical. im a lazy cuntbastard

Gain sleep but lose time

Mint Aero

I'd prefer if it was done in such a way that we get darker mornings and brighter evenings in Winter.

Frank Lee Midere

woodoo wrote: »

As we all know the clocks go back tonight.. go back at the end of October and go forward at the end of march.

They go back 8 weeks before the shortest day but don't go forward again until 14 weeks after the shortest day. What is that all about.

Would you prefer to see the clocks changing to stay as is, changed so they go forward at the end of February or for the whole thing to be done away with?

I'd make it 4 months. You are right. It's not symmetric.

Frank O. Pinion

Why don't we just go back half an hour tonight, and then never change them again? Answer that.

Frank Lee Midere

The votes in these things never reflect reality. Do most people want to be in winter time all summer ( or is it summer time all year around?). Nuts.

DaveDaRave

thought it was for farmers or some thing

Timmyctc

I'm very drunk/ When do the cocks go back. Because this brothel just started to liven up.

chicorytip

When exactly do the clocks go back -
tonight or tomorrow night ?

The Backwards Man

chicorytip wrote: »

When exactly do the clocks go back -
tonight or tomorrow night ?

Neither.

Tomorrow morning

Ted_YNWA

2 am, so in less than 4 hours.

DaveDaRave

so in 4 hours it will be 1am ?

Ted_YNWA

yep, twice in a row.

kneemos

Frank O. Pinion wrote: »

Why don't we just go back half an hour tonight, and then never change them again? Answer that.

Twenty three and a half sound familiar?

Uncle Ruckus

Score. I love the dark nights. So cosy. Summer is so overrated.

The Backwards Man

DaveDaRave wrote: »

so in 4 hours it will be 1am ?

Not unless your clock is slow.:P

Timmyctc

Do i get an extra hour in the nightc;ub tonight? Cause of the time and that

branie2

I put mine back this evening.

FloatingVoter

I never change my clocks. That way I've got the right time half the year. With no effort involved. Same reason I leave the Christmas tree up all year.

crazyderk

this happens every year, the clocks actually go back to normal tonight, we're on GMT until the spring then we go to BST now were going back to GMT

if people want to get rid of it then stop putting the clocks forward in spring............or stop putting them back in October...........whatever *goes back to watching TV

Buona Fortuna

If we put the clocks back tonight and in the Spring put them back again, in a few years we'll be back to 2006 and I'll know not to buy that feckin house

The_Valeyard

This time of year.....I agree. Extra hour in bed.


When they go forward and I lose an hour....disagree strongly.

I love my sleep.

Tail Docker

Dark at 5 in the evening, oh great, big success, sure who needs evenings anyway. Make the mornings dark, numbnuts, no-one normal likes mornings anyway - leave us brighter evenings.

branie2

You know Christmas is on the way when the clocks go back

Summer wind

I think it's stupid why do we do it anyway. Is there actually a reason?

lm01

I'm for whatever means you don't have to go to school/work in the morning while it's still dark. I like bright evenings but there's nothing as depressing to me as having to start the day while it still feels like night.

Nib

It was brought in to prevent kids having to walk and cycle to school in the dark. The spoilt little shits are all driven up to the school's front door in their yummy mummy's Hyundai Santa Fe these days, so get rid of it.

Turtyturd

They go back OP, I agree and anyone who disagrees is winding you up.

Tarzana2

Summer wind wrote: »

I think it's stupid why do we do it anyway. Is there actually a reason?

I'm not sure about now. I know in the 1970s when they tried to away with daylight savings, the darker mornings caused more children to be hit by cars walking to school as it would be dark until nearly 9am. They'd be walking home before it's dark in the current system as well as walking to school in the light also. So I guess it was seen as the best compromise. But how many kids walk to school these days?

Turtwig

Extra hour for Netflix binging. Woo!

After tomorrow, I'm not sure whether I agree or disagree with it.

delricyo

crazyderk wrote: »

this happens every year, the clocks actually go back to normal tonight, we're on GMT until the spring then we go to BST now were going back to GMT

if people want to get rid of it then stop putting the clocks forward in spring............or stop putting them back in October...........whatever *goes back to watching TV

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Other way around ! Normal time for ireland is the time between March and October. It is the opposite way around in the UK.
Have a look at the standard time act 1968. We dont have BST in Ireland. We have standard time in the summer and then we go to GMT for the winter. Anyway, back to an extra hour of Netflix

Noccy_Mondy

I'm all for leaving it as it is now for the full year. Last year the government were supposed to address the issue, but it just disappeared.... :rolleyes: One of the problems with not putting them back would be being an hour behind the UK (not sure what other countries in Europe) for half the year, making things awkward.

efb

It's 35 minutes past One, and twenty five minutes to One!

Sky King

Thankfully I have an old skool analogue clock - which removes all doubt as to whether my phone has automatically made the bi annual BST adjustment or not.

We should stick to Grenwich Mean Time all year round. It's just plain stupid.

RayM

To maximise daylight, we should put the clocks back one hour every morning and then forward again in the evenings.

Ghost Train

I like it the way it is... where the clocks get adjusted the hour in spring and autumn

efb

We're gonna have groundhog hour! I'll do things differently in the next 1am to 2am on 26/10/2014!!!

efb

Or I'll watch channel 5+1 and be mindfcuked how the time is still right

JustAddWater

kneemos wrote: »

Gain sleep but lose time

How does 25hrs in the day mean you lose time?

Ghost Train

Ghost Train wrote: »

I like it the way it is... where the clocks get adjusted the hour in spring and autumn

testing the time warp

weeeeeeeeeeee

efb

Anyone else getting a terrible sense of déjà vu?

Frank Lee Midere

[Deleted User] wrote: »

We should stick to Grenwich Mean Time all year round. It's just plain stupid.

No we shouldn't. Jesus wept you would think that people would be used to hour changes at this stage. It's well worth getting an extra hour in the summer. I'd prefer 2.

Rojiblancos

What time is it now? 1 or 2? I've no idea if my clock automatically reset and I've to set an alarm for the morning

Frank Lee Midere

Rojiblancos wrote: »

What time is it now? 1 or 2? I've no idea if my clock automatically reset and I've to set an alarm for the morning

It's 1 something GMT. Winter time.